Amen brother.
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Chris Billington wrote:
>> If you are saying you can only buy them here.. why couldn't you buy them
>from the web
>I might- but then I'm an enthusiast and perhaps willing to buy an unseen
>product plus pay international shipping and 20% VAT, and ris
ting out now about China's OEM here for me.
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> *From:* Chris Billington
> *To:* alan.p...@canonical.com; ubuntu-tablet <
> ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net>
> *Sent:* Monday, February 20, 2012 1:04:03 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Ubu
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Hi Alan,
I quite agree there are multiple aspects to this- certainly the ui needs test
and development and we need touch enabled applications working uniformly. But
without
Hi Alan,
I quite agree there are multiple aspects to this- certainly the ui needs
test and development and we need touch enabled applications working
uniformly. But without a hardware platform with accelerated graphics, sound
and power management we are no further at getting the great work that's
b
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Hi Chris,
On 20/02/12 12:10, Chris Billington wrote:
> If we continue to chase the rest of the market by developing for
> proprietary platforms that are 'owned' by a third party, we will
> be consigned to playing catch-up forever, reverse-engineering
> If you are saying you can only buy them here.. why couldn't you buy them
from the web
I might- but then I'm an enthusiast and perhaps willing to buy an unseen
product plus pay international shipping and 20% VAT, and risk having to pay
all over again if the hardware fails. Joe Average wouldn't do
On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 7:10 AM, Chris Billington <
billington.ch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The tablet PCs or special purpose devices that have shipped in significant
> numbers are those where the manufacturer controls the hardware design as
> well as the software. For example: iPad, Nook, Kindle Col
The tablet PCs or special purpose devices that have shipped in significant
numbers are those where the manufacturer controls the hardware design as
well as the software. For example: iPad, Nook, Kindle Color. Of those, two
are USA-only. There are many Android tablets, but those (mostly) conform to
-
> *From:* Mitchell Reese
> *To:* brian mullan
> *Cc:* ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net
> *Sent:* Saturday, February 18, 2012 4:11:31 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Ubuntu-tablet] Ubuntu tablet
>
> I love this concept...
>
> Mitchell
>
> Curious Mai
-tablet] Ubuntu tablet
I love this concept...
Mitchell
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brian mullan wrote:
Why not target a favorite distro to a couple of the most popular existing
tablets
Low-priced media tablets showed tremendous sales growth in 2011, with an
estimated 7.5 million units
I love this concept...
Mitchell
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brian mullan wrote:
>Why not target a favorite distro to a couple of the most popular existing
>tablets
>
>Low-priced media tablets showed tremendous sales growth in 2011, with an
>estimated 7.5 million units combined from *Amazon
Why not target a favorite distro to a couple of the most popular existing
tablets
Low-priced media tablets showed tremendous sales growth in 2011, with an
estimated 7.5 million units combined from *Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
*
iHS found that tablets from those two companies accounted for 11 percen
?From: brian mullan mailto:bmullan.m...@gmail.com>>
To: Ian Santopietro mailto:isan...@gmail.com>>
Cc: ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net
<mailto:ubu
stuff onto linux.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
ists.launchpad.net
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Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 2:27:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-tablet] Ubuntu tablet
Is there data on tablet adoption rates that could
t
>>>>> need that cross between a casual tablet like and Android or Ipad. download
>>>>> apps and that almost touch pad OS like Ubuntu with u-touch. IMO that
>>>>> sells.
>>>>> we need to get app companies to port their stuff onto linux.
>>>
need to get app companies to port their stuff onto linux.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> �From: brian mullan
>>>> To: Ian Santopietro
>>>> Cc: ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net
>>
;>>> we need to get app companies to port their stuff onto linux.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: brian mullan
>>>> To: Ian Santopietro
>>>> Cc: ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net
;>>
>>> From: brian mullan
>>> To: Ian Santopietro
>>> Cc: ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net
>>> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 2:27:58 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-tablet] Ubuntu tablet
>>>
>>> Is the
buntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net
>> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 2:27:58 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-tablet] Ubuntu tablet
>>
>> Is there data on tablet adoption rates that could show which to focus on
>> and which have a common cpu/gpu etc.
>>
>> I t
@lists.launchpad.net
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Is there data on tablet adoption rates that could show which to focus on
and which have a common cpu/gpu etc.
I think the important focus is that its about "time to market".Who
can get some
Am 10.02.2012 17:01, schrieb Randall Ross:
I agree. Let's force the decision.
Which tablet will it be? We need to start somewhere even if that
somewhere is not optimal. And we need to do this in our lifetime ;)
I cheated. I have bought an Viewsonic Viewpad 10 (not s) with an Atom
N455 ;).
bu
.
From: brian mullan
To: Ian Santopietro
Cc: ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 2:27:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-tablet] Ubuntu tablet
Is there data on tablet adoption rates that could show which to focus on and
which have a common cpu/gpu
Is there data on tablet adoption rates that could show which to focus on
and which have a common cpu/gpu etc.
I think the important focus is that its about "time to market".Who can
get something that is BOTH user friendly and inexpensive etc.
iPad has #1 but apple is a bit of a closed univer
What in particular makes the new Prime less than ideal? It's got a
load of power, which is also nice for Ubuntu, and to my knowledge the
only thing software-wise is that Ubuntu works on Tegra 2 now. It
wasn't always the case, and Tegra 3 is becoming more and more
ubiquitous. If we went for a strict
Thanks Alan. Now we can all get hacking! ;)
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On 10/02/12 16:01, Randall Ross wrote:
Which tablet will it be? We need to start somewhere even if that
somewhere is not optimal. And we need to do this in our lifetime ;)
Canonical... your turn.
Uhm
https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-tablet/msg00035.html
"I'd recommend looking at the ASUS
I agree. Let's force the decision.
Which tablet will it be? We need to start somewhere even if that
somewhere is not optimal. And we need to do this in our lifetime ;)
Canonical... your turn.
Cheers,
Randall.
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So, What are you decided about hardware? What tablet will I must to buy for
tests?
2012/2/1 brian mullan
> I've been waiting for an ubuntu port to the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet.
>
> I've rooted mine and am currently running the Android 4.x Ice Cream
> Sandwich release and its really a good tabl
I've been waiting for an ubuntu port to the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet.
I've rooted mine and am currently running the Android 4.x Ice Cream
Sandwich release and its really a good tablet with that OS.
But there is a huge interest in the Nook Color user world for an Ubuntu
release that can be inst
Thanks Alan, look forward to seeing which direction things go. M
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Alan Pope wrote:
>Hi Mitchell,
>
>On 30/01/12 00:29, Mitchell Reese wrote:
>> Wow. So that means then, that after Mark Shuttleworth's announcement
>> that Ubuntu is coming to tablets, the 'officially'
Hi Mitchell,
On 30/01/12 00:29, Mitchell Reese wrote:
Wow. So that means then, that after Mark Shuttleworth's announcement
that Ubuntu is coming to tablets, the 'officially' recommended way at
the moment to join in with development is to buy a tablet that doesn't
support, and quite possibly will
And maybe you shoud talk to Aaron Seigo. He wants to develop a open
source tablet with Plasma Active.
http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2012/01/reveal.html
I like this form factor and for most of my stuff it is big enough.
Markus
Am 28.01.2012 23:10, schrieb Curious Legends:
> I have hesitations about
What about devices with the Mali graphics core from ARM? This will
become an open source graphics driver.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=arm_mali_reverse&num=1
Kal-El is nice, but I prefere something more supported and more stable
Markus
Am 28.01.2012 23:10, schrieb Curious
Wow. So that means then, that after Mark Shuttleworth's announcement
that Ubuntu is coming to tablets, the 'officially' recommended way at
the moment to join in with development is to buy a tablet that doesn't
support, and quite possibly will never reliably support, hardware
accelerated graphic
Hi Randall,
On 28/01/12 02:37, Randall Ross wrote:
As we wait for a real Ubuntu tablet (with Ubuntu pre-installed,
certified, etc), what's the best bet for demonstrating Ubuntu's
greatness on a tablet to get people excited about the concept? Are there
any tablets currently on the market that can
That would be awesome! Until it happens though, and it's clear these drivers
work in Ubuntu, then any tegra based tablets for development should be out.
Also, for what it's worth, I think Ubuntu needs to be preinstalled on tablet
hardware in it's own right. Most people simply aren't willing, or
On 29. jan. 2012 19:06, Chris wrote:
But that is not the point. The point is support/development from
either the community or Canonical. Is either one prepared to put
massive work into the development of drivers for the hardware to have
the same hardware acceleration as Android?
The Andro
I thought the most popular Android tablet at the moment is the Samsung
Galaxy Tab? I'm working from memory only at the moment, so don't hang me on
that.
But that is not the point. The point is support/development from either the
community or Canonical. Is either one prepared to put massive work in
Why am I vote for Transformer Prime? First of all, transformers is the
most popular Android tablets in the world. Many people have it and they
don't want to buy second tablet. But if Ubuntu will be better than
Android, they will setup it into their tablets. Second, Transformer Prime
is the
follow the status on launchpad
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARMTeam
On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Mitchell Reese <
mitch...@curiouslegends.com.au> wrote:
> I disagree. Notion Ink had their chance, and blew it. By not opening up
> from the start and embracing the developer community they shot them
I disagree. Notion Ink had their chance, and blew it. By not opening up from
the start and embracing the developer community they shot themselves in the
foot. I bought one of their tablets, and it was crap. Not bad hardware, but not
even close to an ipad. The os was buggy as all hell, and awful
I've said this before, but I'll say it again. Canonical should talk to
Notion Ink. In November 2010, when the Notion Ink Adam released, it was
probably the best tablet hardware in the world. Within six months of the
iPad, it had created a better iPad at a third the price. What NI suffered
from was
Hai Chris,
I would love to start a company to create/sell "Ubuntu" tablets. I still
think they could use some "refinements" that are already in GNOME Shell.
E.g. the automatic creation of virtual desktops when opening a windows on
an empty one. For managing those desktops I would like another desk
If you read the reviews or look on Youtube the Archos G9 has major quality
problems- digitiser issues, case flex, etc. It's not a quality item.
armel/armhf are compiler architectures, not connected to the hardware
architecture which is Cortex A9. If the RAM is 512MB then I can definitely
predict pr
The 8 & 16gb versions of the archos gen9 all seem to have 512 mb of ram.
Apparently the 'turbo' incarnations of these tablets coming out this year are
clocked at 1.5ghz (dual core), and are said to have 1gb ram and 250 gb hard
drive. These specs are all still to be confirmed, however I found a l
Agreed, avoid Nvidia Tegra. Based on my experience with the Toshiba AC100
'Tegra2 Netbook', where a buggy alpha graphics driver was followed six
months later by a buggy beta, NVidia (worldwide sales $billions) could not
give a hoot about Linux support. Allegedly it's due to 'resource issues'-
all t
Just had a quick squiz, and while the transformer prime seems like it sports an
unlocked bootloader, the only way I found to get Ubuntu running was through a
chroot. I really don't recommend using this method for a dev device. I think we
need something natively installed, without android, or we'
I have hesitations about using the asus transformer prime as our development
device. The main one is that it uses the kal-el tegra 3 chipset. While it's
quad-core clocked at 1ghz, the gpu uses proprietary drivers from Nvidia. While
I don't mind using proprietary drivers for gpu acceleration, (af
Very good choice :) Please, don't forget that in summer will be modified
Prime with bigger screen resolution (but I don't think that it's problem
:) )
But the problem of new tablet OS in small count of applications. So, I
hope Canonical will add us possibility to deploy ARM tablet apps into
Thanks all for the suggestions/links.
After reading all the material and surveying the tablet space, I think
the most promising tablet device for our 'prototype' is this one:
http://eee.asus.com/en/eeepad/transformer-prime/specification/
Why?
- It's light
- It's new
- It unifies tablets and ne
Guys from XDA ported ubuntu on Eee Pad Transformer. Look this topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191141 and this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cFcjB3_RsI
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:33:56 +0200 було написано brian mullan
:
I think for all ARM devices at least until Ub
I think for all ARM devices at least until Ubuntu 12.04 comes out only have
Linux/ubuntu running
in a CHROOT of Android.
I have Ubuntu installed this way on my cell phone & on my Nook Color tablet
which are both ARM
based but so far I don't think I know of any direct install of linux to
completely
Ubuntu successfully works on Asus EeePad Transformer (ARM device).
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:13:57 +0200 було написано Elizabeth Krumbach
:
On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 6:37 PM, Randall Ross
wrote:
As we wait for a real Ubuntu tablet (with Ubuntu pre-installed,
certified,
etc), what's the best bet
On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 6:37 PM, Randall Ross wrote:
> As we wait for a real Ubuntu tablet (with Ubuntu pre-installed, certified,
> etc), what's the best bet for demonstrating Ubuntu's greatness on a tablet
> to get people excited about the concept? Are there any tablets currently on
> the market
Hello Tablet Gang!
As we wait for a real Ubuntu tablet (with Ubuntu pre-installed,
certified, etc), what's the best bet for demonstrating Ubuntu's
greatness on a tablet to get people excited about the concept? Are there
any tablets currently on the market that can be handily wiped and
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